Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2021 04 08

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LL City,�i, Planning Commission Louisville Staff Report COLORADO • SINCE 1878 April 8, 2021 ITEM: Review of 2021 City Council Work Plan and Potential Code Amendments Discussion PLANNER: Rob Zuccaro, AICP, Director of Planning & Building Safety Lisa Ritchie, AICP, Senior Planner SUMMARY: Staff is presenting the following topics for review and discussion with Planning Commission. The first is the approved 2021 City Council Work Plan. The remainder are items staff would like input on for possible recommendations for the 2022 City Council Work Plan. 2021 City Council Work Plan: The 2021 Work Plan includes a list of items that Council priorities for completion within 2021. The list is organized by priority and required annual items. The entire work plan is provided as an attachment. The following items will include involvement of the Planning Commission: o Transportation Master Plan Development and Implementation — Following adoption of the TMP, certain recommendations have been implemented or are in process. The attached City Council memo from March 9, 2021 provides an update on current status of TMP implementation and possible ballot measures to provide additional funding. This will be returning to City Council for further discussion later this spring. o Old Town Overlay Zone District — The 2021 budget includes consultant support to review and revise the regulations for the Old Town Overlay. This will include public engagement and evaluation of existing historic buildings and new residential construction to understand the influences on the historic small town character of the overlay. Planning Commission will be involved through review and approval of any changes to the zoning regulations (See attached RFP for more detail on the project). o Height Calculations — Planning Commission recommended approval of a draft ordinance on March 11, 2021. This will be considered by City Council on May 4, 2021. o Affordable Housing — City Council has included two phases of implementing new affordable housing policies. The first phase is development of an inclusionary zoning ordinance that would require affordable housing contributions for any new housing development in the City. Staff is currently developing the ordinance, which will likely be presented to Planning Commission at next month's meeting. The second phase is to review other potential programs for affordable housing, which could include items such as exploration of affordable housing linkage free for commercial development, incentives for affordable housing, working 12